
Triple Quad™ 3500 LC-MS/MS System
Manufacturer: SCIEX
Description
The Triple Quad 3500 is a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) system manufactured by SCIEX. It is based on a triple quadrupole mass analyzer architecture, a standard configuration for quantitative mass spectrometry due to its high sensitivity and selectivity in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) modes. The system supports common atmospheric pressure ionization techniques, including electrospray ionization (ESI) and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI), providing flexibility for analyzing a broad range of compounds with different polarities and molecular weights. This instrument is typically used for targeted quantitative analysis in applications such as pharmacokinetics, biomarker validation, food safety testing, and environmental monitoring.
Specifications
| Ionization Method | ESI, APCI |
| Mass Analyzer | Triple Quadrupole |